Australian authorities on Sunday, September 7, 2025, deployed drones and helicopters to monitor waters around Sydney's popular coast after a surfer was killed by a large white shark on Saturday, September 6, 2025.
The two beaches in Australia's most populous city remained closed on Sunday after Saturday morning's attack about 100 m (328 ft) from the beach as the man was surfing with his friends on Long Reef Beach, north of the state capital of New South Wales.
The police said the experienced surfer was pulled out of the water by another surfer, but lost too much blood and died at the scene.
It was the first death from a shark attack in Sydney since a swimmer was killed on the coast in February 2022, the first in the city since 1963.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development of New South Wales (DPIRD) said on Sunday that the state's main water rescue organization, Surf Life Saving NSW, deployed drones and helicopters to oversee the area for sharks.
Meanwhile, SMART uses satellite technology to notify authorities when a shark is caught in a fishing line.
DPIRD, after assessing photos of the victim's surfboard, determined that the white shark with a length of about 3.4-3.6 meters (11.15-11.81 feet) was likely responsible for the attack.
The incident on Saturday marked Australia's fourth fatal shark attack in 2025, according to data from state-run operator of the Sydney Taronga Zoo. In March 2025, a surfer was killed by a shark in a shallow water on a remote beach in Western Australia.
Australia is in second place after the United States in the number of unwarranted shark bites against humans by 2024, according to Florida University International Shark Attack Files.
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